James and Betty Zar v. Omni Industries, Inc.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity action, Plaintiffs-Appellants, James and Betty Zar (“the Zars”) challenge the district court’s directed verdict against them on their claims of misrepresentation and wrongful termination of their distributorship rights. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Appellee Omni Industries, Inc., now known as Travelhost Magazine, Inc. (“Travelhost”), publishes and produces a “travelers’ magazine” containing information on local lodging, restaurants, entertainment, TV schedules, and similar information of interest to the traveler. Travel-host distributes the magazine…